Q: Is 42,878,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,878,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,878,850 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42878850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 97 105 150 175 194 210 291 350 421 485 525 582 679 842 970 1,050 1,263 1,358 1,455 2,037 2,105 2,425 2,526 2,910 2,947 3,395 4,074 4,210 4,850 5,894 6,315 6,790 7,275 8,841 10,185 10,525 12,630 14,550 14,735 16,975 17,682 20,370 21,050 29,470 31,575 33,950 40,837 44,205 50,925 63,150 73,675 81,674 88,410 101,850 122,511 147,350 204,185 221,025 245,022 285,859 408,370 442,050 571,718 612,555 857,577 1,020,925 1,225,110 1,429,295 1,715,154 2,041,850 2,858,590 3,062,775 4,287,885 6,125,550 7,146,475 8,575,770 14,292,950 21,439,425 and 42,878,850, with no remainder.

Since 42,878,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,878,850, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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